They want to be viewed as just

another Christian denomination, yet they fail to mention the doctrine

that separates them from Christianity. Reading through this article tells

me nothing of the theology of the Mormon Church.

They claim to be just another

Christian denomination, yet believe that their Church is the only true

one. All others are an abomination (Joseph Smith, History 1:19). The Book

of Mormon states, "There are save two Churches only; the one is the

church of the Lamb of God, (their Church) and the other is the church

of the devil" (my Church). Any attempt to remind them of this fact

is viewed as an attack on their church.

They deny that the term "polytheistic"

accurately describes their theology, yet they believe in a "plurality

of gods" (Mormon Doctrine, p. 579).

The Olympics were not the "Mormon

games," yet Mormon elder Henry B. Eyring said they are seen as the

fulfillment of a prophecy (AP article from Jan. 27 Chicago Sun-Times).

The Book of Mormon states,

"It is by grace we are saved, after all we can do" (2nd Nephi

25:23). The Bible says that grace and works are mutually exclusive (Romans

11:6).

When asked by Time magazine

in 1997 if the church still teaches that God was once a man, Mormon prophet

Gordon B. Hinckley stated, "I don't know that we teach it. I don't

know that we emphasize it ... I understand the philosophical background

behind it, but I don't know a lot about it, and I don't think others know

a lot about it" (Time, Aug. 4, 1997, p. 56). The interesting thing

about this quote is that Joseph Smith, the founder of the religion, said

that knowing that God was once a man is the "first principle of the

gospel" (Teachings of the prophet, Joseph Smith, p. 345).

I long for the day when the

Mormon church is open, honest, forthright and not ashamed of what they

believe.

Keith Walker

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